Conwy County Borough Council cemetery fees – burial costs

Last updated 11 August 2026

Conwy County Borough Council cemetery fees

Conwy County Borough Council manages cemeteries across the county borough. The fee schedule below is sourced directly from the council’s published bereavement services fees page.

Exclusive right of burial – earth graves

The exclusive right of burial is granted for 25 years. For a new single grave, the purchase fee already includes the first interment – there is no separate first-interment charge. A child includes a non-viable foetus, stillborn baby, or child under 18.

Plot typeResidentNon-resident
New grave for 1, including first interment (adult)£700£1,400
New grave for 1, including first interment (child)No chargeNo charge
New grave for 2, including first interment (all ages)£884£1,786
New grave for 3, including first interment (all ages)£1,068£2,136
New cremated remains plot, including first interment (all ages)£1,094£2,188
Woodland grave including tree (adult)£2,000£4,000
Woodland grave including tree (child)No chargeNo charge
Reserved woodland grave (all ages)£600£1,200

The non-resident rate applies where the deceased has resided outside Conwy County for the last five or more years.

Exclusive right of burial – brick graves

Plot typeResidentNon-resident
New bricked grave for 1, including first interment, not including brickwork (all ages)£700£1,400
New bricked grave for 2, including first interment, not including brickwork (all ages)£884£1,768
New bricked grave for 3, including first interment, not including brickwork (all ages)£1,068£2,136

Subsequent interment fees – earth graves

For multiple interments in the same grave, the first interment is included in the grave purchase fee above. Each subsequent interment (including cremated remains) is charged at the rates below, with a 50% reduction for interments after the second.

ServiceResidentNon-resident
Second interment in grave for 2 (adult)£1,123£2,246
Second interment in grave for 2 (child)No chargeNo charge
Second interment in grave for 3 (adult)£1,264£2,528
Second interment in grave for 3 (child)No chargeNo charge
Third interment in grave for 3 (adult)£1,123£2,246
Third interment in grave for 3 (child)No chargeNo charge
Cremated remains at full depth£618£1,236
Cremated remains at 24 inches£336£672

Subsequent interment fees – brick graves

ServiceResidentNon-resident
Second interment in grave for 2, not including brickwork (adult)£1,490£2,980
Second interment in grave for 2, not including brickwork (child)No chargeNo charge
Second interment in grave for 3, not including brickwork (adult)£1,696£3,392
Second interment in grave for 3, not including brickwork (child)No chargeNo charge
Third interment in grave for 3, not including brickwork (adult)£1,735£3,470
Third interment in grave for 3, not including brickwork (child)No chargeNo charge

Additional fees

ItemFee
Alter size of excavated grave£181
Coffins wider than 26” / 66cm£91
Grave space wider than 30” / 76cm+50% of interment fee
Coffins where mechanical lifting is required£124
Test dig (cost deducted from interment fee if grave is used)£115 per foot
Sacrificial shoring£228
Concrete grave chamber (where required)£322

Renewal of exclusive right of burial

TermFee
10-year renewal£322
15-year renewal£415
25-year renewal£659

Exhumations

ItemFee
Initial admin fee (non-refundable)£60
Full casket£2,849
Cremated remains (includes new casket)£693
Re-interment into same grave (VAT exempt)£145

Headstone applications

ItemFee
Right to erect a new headstone, including right to place a vase on the headstone plinth (not applicable for children’s graves)£224
Right to install a tablet or wedge£125
Right to add inscription to existing headstone£80
Additional fee for unapproved installation£180

Miscellaneous fees

ItemFee
Use of Bron y Nant Chapel (per 60 minutes)£265
Out-of-hours burial (after 3pm Monday to Friday)+25% of interment fee
Weekend burial (where available)+50% of interment fee
Grave maintenance plan (fortnightly grass cutting in growing season, headstone cleaning, weed clearance)£112 per annum
Grave maintenance plan with floral tributes (as above plus floral tribute on 3 chosen dates)£260 per annum
Scattering under turf on grave£119
Wooden / wicker casket£81

Registrar’s fees

ItemFee
Genealogy searches£33
Grave transfer fees£93
Late paperwork (less than 3 days before burial, except in religious circumstances)£47
Incorrect coffin size on paperwork£58
Cancellation of booking (up to 3 days before time booked)£58
Cancellation of burial (within 72 hours of the burial)£654

About Conwy bereavement services

Conwy County Borough Council offers a range of funeral options including traditional earth burial, brick graves, woodland graves, and cremated remains plots. Bron y Nant Crematorium is a separate facility with its own fee schedule.

The fee year for the above charges is not stated on the published web page. For confirmation of the current year’s fees, contact Bereavement Services on 01492 577733 or email BereavementServices@conwy.gov.uk.

Fees verified 2026-08-11. Source: Conwy County Borough Council – Cemetery Fees.